In a post on X, Mamata Banerjee wrote, "I am deeply shocked and grieved by the sudden news of the demise of veteran politician Mukul Roy. He was my long-time political colleague and a comrade-in-arms in many political struggles. The news of his departure has left me heartbroken."
The statement comes after Pratik Ur Rahman joined the Trinamool Congress today. The former CPI(M) State Committee member earlier met with TMC MP and National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja has said that BJP MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma believes in development-based politics, citing it as the reason for his joining Trinamool Congress today.
Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma from Kurseong Assembly constituency joined the ruling All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday.
The counter-cum-clarification came from Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju to Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra's opening arguments on behalf of the State in the pleas filed by the ED alleging obstruction by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other officials during a search
Speaking to reporters on Monday, BJP MP Raju Bista said that the youth of West Bengal have no other option but to travel to other states in search of jobs. He alleged the settlement of Rohingyas and Bangladeshi citizens in North Bengal, adding that local people have become minority in the
Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is scheduled to visit Purulia on Saturday, where he will meet the family of a migrant worker who was allegedly killed in Pune for speaking Bengali, party sources said.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday hit out at Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee accusing him of twisting facts "known to everyone in the House" and rejected allegations by TMC MPs that West Bengal did not find s mention in the Union Budget, stating that "it i